Welcome to Childwold ...
Childwold is located in the Adirondacks.
Childwold is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Childwold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Childwold is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Childwold lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Childwold: 315 & 680<3>
The ZIP code for Childwold: 12922<4>
Communities near Childwold ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Childwold.
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Tupper Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Newton Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wanakena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- South Colton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Degrasse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Childwold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Childwold.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Childwold. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Childwold.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Childwold. See our Newspapers Page for Childwold.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Childwold ...
Looking for more information about Childwold? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Childwold, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Childwold.
Adding Childwold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Childwold in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Childwold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Childwold post office opened in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Childwold.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saint Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Childwold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Childwold area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Childwold area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Childwold). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Childwold or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |